Detail View: Image Archives: Stegomastodon excavation
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File Name:
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WEI2011-9.jpg
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catalog number:
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WEI2011-9
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collection:
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Fieldwork, Curator
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title:
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Stegomastodon excavation
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creator:
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Richard M. Wicker
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creator type:
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photographer
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creator:
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Christine Powers
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creator type:
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creator of digital collection
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description:
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The excavator is a unique sight at a paleontology site as the driver assists with removing dirt at the Stegomastodon dig at Weiss Gravel Pit near Holycke, Colorado. In the foreground is the vertebra of the stegomastodon. The stegomastodon is an extinct proboscidean which lived 1.2 to 6 million years ago. It stood 2.8 metres (9 ft) tall and looked like a robust version of the modern elephant. It weighed about 13,000 lb.
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date:
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8/9/2011
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date type:
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date of photograph
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location:
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USA, Colorado, Phillips County, Weiss Gravel Pit
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modified:
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no
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format:
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image/jpg
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file size:
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2.58 MB
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source:
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Nikon D300
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rights:
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use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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